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ES-6 CV/Lightpipe Interface

ES-6 - Introduction

The ES-6 is the counterpart to the ES-3 Lightpipe/CV Interface, offering up to
8 channels of CV input with output via an optical lightpipe
connection. As with the ES-3, the ES-6 also works well for
audio signals, with conversion quality on a par with a
regular audio interface (see here
or here).

The ES-6 itself has 6 input sockets; the remaining 2
channels are provided by an expansion module e.g. the
ES-7.

Please note that a connected ES-3 is required for
operation. The ES-6 gets its clock signals from the ES-3,
which derives them from its lightpipe input.

Current draw: 67mA on the +12V rail, 24mA on the -12V
rail (91mA total)

The front panel is drilled for both Doepfer and Analogue
Systems mounting holes (using a 'slot' rather than a single
round hole). The power connector is a Doepfer standard 16
way IDC, with -12V furthest from the top of the board.

Note that connection to the ES-3 is by a simple plug-in
cable for the ES-3 mk2 only. The original ES-3 requires
some soldering to add the required connections.